Maybe they had only arranged to meet here temporarily?
Maybe Ethan had simply bought Eliana another villa next door?
Either possibility would be better than Ethan—
than Ethan letting Eliana move into their marital home.
Her heart pounded like a drum, wave after wave of pain crashing through her chest.
Suppressing the strange feeling inside her, Claire climbed the steps and reached the front door.
Her eyes fell on the electronic lock she had personally chosen.
She raised her hand and entered the code.
"Incorrect password."
The mechanical female voice shattered the last shred of hope in Claire's heart.
The password had been changed.
Nora stared at her, completely unable to understand what she had just done.
"Just ring the doorbell. Why are you entering a password? You're acting l
